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Hair loss, hair fall, baldness, alopecia areata, Androgenic hair loss, Androgenic alopecia, Alopecia totalis, thinning of hair... there are lots of well known names for Alopecia you are hearing nowadays, maybe with common mouths of people, or in the technical terms of the doctors. These all are nothing but various names of  Alopecia. 

The meaning of Alopecia - 

A particle or complete hair loss from the scalp of the head or body, typically at least the head is involved. It can be as a form of patches- hair loss from some parts (Alopecia areata), or completely bald known as Alopecia. 

Types of Alopecia - 

There are various ways of alopecia, in which it took place. And with that there are various types of alopecia.

Androgenic alopecia 

Alopecia areata

Alopecia universalis 

Alopecia totalis 

Ophiasis

Traction alopecia

Chignon alopecia

What is Alopecia areata

  It is a condition that causes hair- fall out in small patches, it can be unnoticeable. These spots may be connected with each other. However, after some time it becomes noticeable. This condition of hair fall develops when the immune system attacks the hair follicles, ultimately in hair- loss.

The Causes of alopecia-

The evidence suggests that alopecia leads to abnormality in the immune system that damages hair follicles. 

This specific abnormality contributes to auto-immunity, a misguided immune system which will strike its own body. Because of this, the immune system attacks specific tissues of the human body.

In alopecia areata, because of unknown reasons, the individual body's immune system attacks the hair follicles and disrupts normal hair formation.

Biopsies of skin reveal immune lymphocytes entering the hair follicle of the hair follicles.

Alopecia is occasionally related to other auto-immune conditions like thyroid disease, vitiligo, Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.

Occasionally, alopecia areata occurs within family members, indicating a role of enzymes.

Symptoms of Alopecia

In this, sudden hair loss may occur on the scalp, and in some cases the eyebrows, eyelashes, and face, as well as other parts of the body.

Hair loss might also occur on other parts of the face, like eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard, as well as other parts of the body. Some people lose hair in a few places. Others lose it in a lot of spots.

In Alopecia, hair usually falls out in small patches on the scalp. These patches are often several centimeters or less.

The condition can result in total hair loss, called alopecia universalis and it can prevent hair from growing back. 

Treatment of Alopecia

There are no completely tested treatment for Alopecia but some forms of treatments that can be effective in the case of Alopecia are:

 Proper nourishment -

 Essential fatty acids, particularly omega-3, play an integral role in the health of skin, hair, and nails. You ought to eat any of these foods, which are full of omega-3, daily:

Salmon, salmon, mackerel, and other oily fish

Flax-seed oil

Walnuts and almonds

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